Patents by Inventor Yi Chou

Yi Chou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11300274
    Abstract: An anti-loosing structure includes a first buckle element and a second buckle element. The first buckle element has a first substrate and a clamping portion disposed on the first substrate. The second buckle element has a second substrate, an embedding portion disposed on the second substrate, and an anti-loosing block. The embedding portion is made of an elastic material, the anti-loosing block is movably disposed in the embedding portion, and is configured to cause the embedding portion to be elastically expanded. The embedding portion is configured to be inserted into the clamping portion, causing the embedding portion to connect to the clamping portion by interference fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Hun-Yi Chou, Chih-Cheng Lee
  • Publication number: 20220057871
    Abstract: A method for force sensing using information from a display panel with a touch sensor and a fingerprint sensor is introduced. The method includes: obtaining, based on touch sensing data from a touch sensing circuit coupled to the touch sensor, first sensing information indicating capacitance value distribution over a touch sensing area due to pressing of an object on the display panel; obtaining, based on fingerprint sensing data from a fingerprint sensing circuit coupled to the fingerprint sensor, second sensing information indicating an effective pressing area due to the pressing of the object; and generating third sensing information indicating a force corresponding to the pressing of the object, based on the first sensing information and the second sensing information. An electronic module capable of facilitating force sensing and computing apparatus capable of force sensing are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Chun-Yi Chou
  • Publication number: 20220010948
    Abstract: An anti-loosing structure includes a first buckle element and a second buckle element. The first buckle element has a first substrate and a clamping portion disposed on the first substrate. The second buckle element has a second substrate, an embedding portion disposed on the second substrate, and an anti-loosing block. The embedding portion is made of an elastic material, the anti-loosing block is movably disposed in the embedding portion, and is configured to cause the embedding portion to be elastically expanded. The embedding portion is configured to be inserted into the clamping portion, causing the embedding portion to connect to the clamping portion by interference fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: HUN-YI CHOU, CHIH-CHENG LEE
  • Publication number: 20210313168
    Abstract: A method includes forming a dummy gate structure over a wafer. Gate spacers are formed on either side of the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure is removed to form a gate trench between the gate spacers. A gate dielectric layer is formed in the gate trench. A gate electrode is formed over the gate dielectric layer. Forming the gate dielectric layer includes applying a first bias to the wafer. With the first bias turned on, first precursors are fed to the wafer. The first bias is turned off. After turning off the first bias, second precursors are fed to the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chun-Yi CHOU, Po-Hsien CHENG, Tse-An CHEN, Miin-Jang CHEN
  • Patent number: 11120722
    Abstract: A data transmission method applied in a display, which includes a display panel, is provided. The data transmission method includes the following steps of: providing a host controller and n display drivers, n is a natural number greater than 1; providing a communication link under mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), connecting the host controller to the n display drivers; determining n virtual channel values Vc1-Vcn corresponding to the respective n display drivers; employing the host controller for providing a command with a virtual channel parameter through the communication link under MIPI; when the virtual channel parameter corresponds to an ith virtual channel values Vci, an ith display driver executing corresponding operations in response to the command, while the rest n?1 display drivers ignoring the command, wherein i is a natural number smaller than or equal to n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Chuan Chang-Chian, Chun-Yi Chou, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Chun Lin, Chih-Wei Tang
  • Patent number: 11112385
    Abstract: A waterproof ultrasound scanner includes a main casing, an ultrasound probe, a probe inner frame, a probe outer cover, a first waterproof member, and a second waterproof member. A circuit board is disposed inside the main casing. The ultrasound probe has at least one electric route connected to the circuit board. The probe inner frame abuts against the ultrasound probe. The probe inner frame has at least one route outlet for the electric route to pass through. The probe outer cover encloses the ultrasound probe and the inner frame, and is partially located inside the main casing. The outer cover has a first opening through which the ultrasound probe is exposed. The first waterproof member is hermetically clamped between the ultrasound probe and the inner frame. The second waterproof member is hermetically clamped between the outer cover, the inner frame, and the main casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Chou Lin
  • Publication number: 20210154616
    Abstract: A device for capturing particles includes a gas-guiding unit, a gas-guiding unit and a mist-elimination unit. The gas-guiding unit has opposing first and second ends. The mist-elimination unit is disposed at the second end. The liquid-circulation unit, disposed under the mist-elimination unit by surrounding the gas-guiding unit, includes through holes below the gas-guiding unit by a gap. A gas containing particles enters the channel via the first end and then the mist-elimination unit via the second end. While the gas flows into the channel, the liquid in the liquid-circulation unit is inhaled into the channel via the gap to form droplets containing particles. After the droplets are captured by the mist-elimination unit, the liquid formed at the mist-elimination unit flows down into the liquid-circulation unit to reform the liquid to be further inhaled back to the channel of the gas-guiding unit via the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: TSUNG-JEN HO, SHENG-FU HUANG, YEN-CHUN LIU, CHUN-YI CHOU
  • Publication number: 20210153620
    Abstract: A hair dryer comprises a fan, a heater, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The heater is disposed at the airflow output end of the fan and used to heat the airflow output by the fan. The temperature sensor is pointed to the hair, receiving the infrared light radiated by the hair to obtain the temperature of the hair, determining the dryness of the hair according to at least one of the temperature of the hair and the rate of temperature variation of the hair, and outputting a corresponding control signal. The controller is electrically connected with the fan, the heater and the temperature sensor, and controlling at least one of the rotation speed of the fan and the heating power of the heater according to the control signal. The above-mentioned hair dryer not only can prevent from hair overheating and hair damage but also can shorten the time for drying hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: TENG-WEN CHANG, YU-TE CHEN, PO-TZU CHEN, YI-CHOU HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210126490
    Abstract: An aquarium with a wireless power supply function is disclosed. In the aquarium, a base frame is disposed under a water tank, a top box is disposed on the water tank, and the base frame includes a coil box and a coil holder. The coil holder is disposed on the coil box, and an outer diameter of the coil holder is smaller than an inner diameter of the coil box, to form a gap between the coil box and the coil holder to dispose a first coil around the coil box. The first coil can generate electromagnetic induction when being energized. The first coil surrounds an outer side of a bottom of the water tank, and a second coil is disposed around an inner periphery of the top box, so that the first coil can generate electric energy through electromagnetic induction and transfer power to multiple devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: SHEN-JYE SHIEH, CHING-YUAN HUANG, CHIH-HSIUNG YU, LI-HAN CHEN, JU-CHUN LIU, KAI-YI CHOU
  • Publication number: 20210085109
    Abstract: An environmentally friendly straw for easy disassembly includes a first straw half body and a second straw half body. The first straw half body has a first extended part that extends from the bottom of the first straw half body. The second straw half body has a second extended part that extends from the bottom of the second straw half body. The second straw half body is detachably coupled to the first straw half body to commonly form a hollow tubular body. The first straw half body is separated from the second straw half body when an external force is applied to the first extended part and the second extended part, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Yi-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20210065627
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for a touch and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) driver, for controlling an OLED touch panel. The OLED touch panel has a dark screen mode and a normal display mode, and includes a cathode layer of OLEDs. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps include applying a first load-free driving (LFD) signal to the cathode layer or controlling the cathode layer to be floating during a touch sensing period in the dark screen mode; and applying a constant voltage to the cathode layer in the normal display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Chun-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 10879194
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, a first ring structure and a second ring structure. The substrate includes a surface. The semiconductor chip is over the surface of the substrate. The first ring structure is over the surface of the substrate. The second ring structure is over the surface of the substrate, wherein the first ring structure is between the semiconductor chip and the second ring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Jing-Cheng Lin, Li-Hui Cheng, Po-Hao Tsai, Jeh-Yin Chang, Li-Chung Kuo, Hsien-Ju Tsou, Yi Chou, Ying-Ching Shih, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 10867325
    Abstract: A mobile group-purchase system and implementing method thereof is provided, in which the system is formed by a group-purchase server and at least one mobile communication device. User can send a group-purchase invitation by a mobile communication device to a plurality of designated mobile communication devices and create an original buying group so that each member of the group can order commodity offered by the group. Moreover, any member of the original buying group can also create an extended sub-group, so that the creator can get more favorable purchase price. When group-purchase activity is completed, the group-purchase server further calculated out a spread profit which is then feedback to the creator of the extended sub-group, so as to encourage the member of the buying group to use the mobile group-purchase system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: USA CANAL SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 10823384
    Abstract: A wireless induction lamp includes a transmitter device for emitting wireless electric energy to a lamp receiver device, and the lamp receiver device includes a lamp housing having a transparent part disposed thereon, and a wireless light emitting device is disposed inside the lamp housing and in the transparent part. A first induction coil is disposed around on an outer edge of the wireless light emitting device, and receives the wireless electric energy of the transmitter device, to provide electric energy to the wireless light emitting device to emit light. The wireless induction lamp can wirelessly transmit electrical power to the light emitting element to emit light, so as to reduce disposal of electric wires, and the wireless light emitting device can be turned on/off by just changing a posture angle of the lamp housing to move close to or away from the electromagnetic range of the transmitter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: DS Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shen-Jye Shieh, Ching-Yuan Huang, Chih-Hsiung Yu, Li-Han Chen, Ju-Chun Liu, Kai-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 10760405
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for imaging semi-three-dimensional rock formation along the borehole sidewall, and a database, a calculation module, and a pattern generation module are included and can be configured in an electronic device. The database continuously fetches the acoustic reflection amplitude data from a high resolution acoustic televiewer (HiRAT), which moves vertically along the borehole. The calculation module performs a mathematical and statistical process on the acoustic reflection amplitude data for the pattern generation module to generate the image of semi-three-dimensional structure of rock formation along the borehole sidewall. Thus, the semi-3D rock formation image provided by the present invention is beneficial for the researcher to easily identify the characteristics of rock formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SINOTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC.
    Inventors: Po-Yi Chou, Hung-Chieh Lo, Po-Jui Chen, Chien-Chung Ke
  • Patent number: 10764507
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image capturing device, a pixel binning device, a temporal filter, a first memory, a re-mosaic device, a second memory, and a blending device. The image capturing device is used for capturing a raw image. The pixel binning device is coupled to the image capturing device for outputting an enhanced image according to the raw image. The temporal filter is coupled to the pixel binning device for outputting a preview image according to the enhanced image. The first memory is used for buffering the raw image. The re-mosaic device is coupled to the first memory for outputting a processed image. The second memory is used for buffering the enhanced image. The blending device is coupled to the re-mosaic device and the second memory for outputting a snapshot image according to the processed image and the enhanced image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Kneron (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Tsun Li, Bike Xie, Junjie Su, Yi-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20200234878
    Abstract: An inductor choke coil wire interference prevention structure includes a choke coil having a flat body portion wound into a continuous electrical coil portion, two end portions respectively downwardly extending from two opposite ends of the flat body portion and respectively bent into a respective soldering electrode. An extension tip is located on a distal end of each end portion remote from the flat body portion, and a layer of insulating film covers a contact surface of the end portion or an adjacent contact surface of the electrical coil portion to allow direct contact between the electrical coil portion and the contact surface of the end portion without causing electrical conduction or shorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Wei-Yi CHOU
  • Publication number: 20200166481
    Abstract: A waterproof ultrasound scanner includes a main casing, an ultrasound probe, a probe inner frame, a probe outer cover, a first waterproof member, and a second waterproof member. A circuit board is disposed inside the main casing. The ultrasound probe has at least one electric route connected to the circuit board. The probe inner frame abuts against the ultrasound probe. The probe inner frame has at least one route outlet for the electric route to pass through. The probe outer cover encloses the ultrasound probe and the inner frame, and is partially located inside the main casing. The outer cover has a first opening through which the ultrasound probe is exposed. The first waterproof member is hermetically clamped between the ultrasound probe and the inner frame. The second waterproof member is hermetically clamped between the outer cover, the inner frame, and the main casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Yi-Chou LIN
  • Patent number: 10636591
    Abstract: A waterproof button module includes a casing, a button, a resilient member, and a first waterproof portion. The casing has a first recess and a first through hole located at a bottom of the first recess. The button is located in the first recess and partially passes through the first through hole. The resilient member is located in the first recess. The button and the bottom of the first recess are respectively located on opposite sides of the resilient member. The first waterproof portion surrounds the first through hole and abuts against the resilient member and the first recess in an airtight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Chou Lin
  • Publication number: 20200058244
    Abstract: A data transmission method applied in a display, which includes a display panel, is provided. The data transmission method includes the following steps of: providing a host controller and n display drivers, n is a natural number greater than 1; providing a communication link under mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), connecting the host controller to the n display drivers; determining n virtual channel values Vc1-Vcn corresponding to the respective n display drivers; employing the host controller for providing a command with a virtual channel parameter through the communication link under MIPI; when the virtual channel parameter corresponds to an ith virtual channel values Vci, an ith display driver executing corresponding operations in response to the command, while the rest n?1 display drivers ignoring the command, wherein i is a natural number smaller than or equal to n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Chuan Chang-Chian, Chun-Yi Chou, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Chun Lin, Chih-Wei Tang